Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Spies On The Prize

The awards came amid an unusual political climate with the newspapers earning both praise for revealing the global scope of the surveillance operations and criticism for leaking secret documents.

The US unit of the British newspaper was honored for "helping through aggressive reporting to spark a debate about the relationship between the government and the public over issues of security and privacy," the committee said.

It recognized The Post for its "authoritative and insightful reports that helped the public understand how the (NSA) disclosures fit into the larger framework of national security."

The shared award went to the two newspapers credited with breaking the news about NSA surveillance programs, without specifically citing the journalists involved.